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electioneer

[ ih-lek-shuh-neer ]

/ ɪˌlɛk ʃəˈnɪər /

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verb (used without object)

to work for the success of a particular candidate, party, ticket, etc., in an election.

Origin of electioneer

First recorded in 1780–90; election + -eer

OTHER WORDS FROM electioneer

e·lec·tion·eer·er, noun

Words nearby electioneer

elected, election, election cake, election day, election district, electioneer, elective, elective mutism, elector, electoral, electoral college

Example sentences from the Web for electioneer

And elites with ambitions in national politics are learning to electioneer accordingly.

How Young People Are Destroying Liberty |James Poulos |October 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We did nothing from morning till night but electioneer for the Honourable Billy, and kissed all the babies in the borough.

Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete |Winston Churchill
And thereupon he and Spouter and a number of others set to work to electioneer for Jack as hard as they could.

The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch |Edward Stratemeyer
An officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer for a seat in Congress ought to be scalped.

The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes |James Quay Howard

Think what an opportunity you would have while on the bench at Frankfort to electioneer as a candidate for Governor in 1927.

Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight |Mathew Joseph Holt
The boys went out on Friday nights, to electioneer for the Granger ticket, as it was called.

A Spoil of Office |Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for electioneer

electioneer

/ (ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪə) /

verb (intr)

to be active in a political election or campaign

noun

a person who engages in this activity

Derived forms of electioneer

electioneering, noun, adjective